Using DNS for REST Web Service Discovery

Topics

Operations,

SOA,

REST,

Deployment,

Architecture,

Enterprise Architecture,

Service Registry,

Infrastructure,

OpenSearch,

Cloud Computing,

Atom,

AtomPub,

DNS

Service Discovery is an essential aspect of service orientated architecture because it avoids early binding of clients to particular service instances. In this article, Jan Algermissen explains the need for discovery of RESTful services, and explains how the existing Domain Name Service (DNS) standard can be used as a widely-deployed and scalable solution.

•  By  Jan Algermissen on May 03, 2010,
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